OVERFLOW
\ˌə͡ʊvəflˈə͡ʊ], \ˌəʊvəflˈəʊ], \ˌəʊ_v_ə_f_l_ˈəʊ]\
Definitions of OVERFLOW
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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flow or run over (a limit or brim)
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overflow with a certain feeling; "The children bubbled over with joy"; "My boss was bubbling over with anger"
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the occurrence of surplus liquid (as water) exceeding the limit or capacity
By Princeton University
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flow or run over (a limit or brim)
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overflow with a certain feeling; "The children bubbled over with joy"; "My boss was bubbling over with anger"
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the occurrence of surplus liquid (as water) exceeding the limit or capacity
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To flow over the brim of; to fill more than full.
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To run over the bounds.
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To be superabundant; to abound.
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A flowing over, as of water or other fluid; an inundation.
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That which flows over; a superfluous portion; a superabundance.
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An outlet for the escape of surplus liquid.
By Oddity Software
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To flow over the brim of; to fill more than full.
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To run over the bounds.
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To be superabundant; to abound.
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A flowing over, as of water or other fluid; an inundation.
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That which flows over; a superfluous portion; a superabundance.
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An outlet for the escape of surplus liquid.
By Noah Webster.
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The spreading of water or other liquid beyond its proper limits; that which goes beyond its proper limits; space allowed for something to spread or pour into.
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To flood; to cover with liquid.
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To pass the limits; to be more than full.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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To flow over: to flood: to overwhelm: to cover, as with numbers.
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To run over: to abound.
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A flowing over, an inundation: superabundance.
By Daniel Lyons
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To flow over; spread over; flood; overwhelm; abound.
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That which flows over; a flood; profusion.
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A passage or outlet for liquid.
By James Champlin Fernald
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Continuous escape of urine.
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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